Friday, August 11, 2017

Telcos, Cable Fight Over Proposed 3.5 Ghz Changes

The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA)
tells the FCC by its count, most of the more than 800 comments filed on
proposed changes to the 3.5 GHz band oppose converting the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) into a 5G-only band.
The DSA characterizes itself as a group of what it says are
“multinationals, small-and medium-sized enterprises, and academic,
research, and other organizations” committed to expanding broadband.

The DSA argues telcos large and
small, have made investments under the current rules, investments that
“may be stranded, and future innovation stifled,” if drastic changes are
made. “The Commission should resist
arguments to change the current PAL structure to one that would be
favorable to only one class of entity – the large nationwide wireless
carriers, at the expense of all other entities,” says DSA. It notes
Ericsson, Intel, Nokia, Qualcomm, Ruckus Wireless, and others “are well
on their way to creating a rich ecosystem of 3.5 GHz LTE devices, with
the first 3.5 GHz LTE handset expected to reach the market later this
year.”

CTIA and T-Mobile say their proposals would benefit 5G, Inside Towersreported.
They seek to lengthen license terms to 10 years and increase license
areas by using traditional Partial Economic Areas rather than census
tracts. In order to spur investment, T-Mobile also proposes the
Commission convert all 150 MHz of spectrum in each CBRS market open to
priority access licensing. CBRS is now limited to 70 MHz of PAL per
market. Continue Reading

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